Improvement in fasteners for pocket-books



. is a strap, which is passed through the rings UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

JOHN H. JANTZEN, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANTA.

IMPROVEMENT IN FASTENERS FO R POCKET-BOOKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 187,760, dated February27, 1877; application filed December To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN HERMAN JA TZEN, of the city of Pittsburg, inthe county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, havein-' ventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Fasteners for Pocket-Books,Hand-Bags, and other analogous articles 3 and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing, and the letters of referencemarked thereon.

The Object of my invention istosecurely fasten the flap of a pocket-bookand other similar articles without the use of either lock or key, and atthe same time to providea fastener that is not liable to get out oforder, and which can he quickly and easily manipulated.

Referring to the drawings, A is the front of thepocket-hook.Bisaninnerflap,coveringthe pockets, and G is an outer flap, providedwith a strap, a. The outer flap folds over the inner, and is fasteneddown with a strap in the usual manner. The front A is provided withrings 1 2 3. The inner flap, B, is furnished with eyelets a c 0,Corresponding in position with the rings] 2 3, so that when the flap isclosed down over the front the rings are in position to pass through theeyelets and appear above the flap, as shown in the drawing. To one endof the flap is secured a cord or strap, d, I

and to the other end a similar cord or strap, 01. The free ends of thesecords d d are provided with rings 6 e, and these ends are connectedtogether by passing end of cord d through the ring e before connectingthe ring a to it. D

l 2 3 when the inner flap is pressed down over the rings. The ends ofthis strap are provided with eyelets f f. Through the eyelet f is passedthe com d permanently, and through the eyelet f is passed the cord dwhen the flap is fastened down, asshownin the draw- 7 ing, but atOther-times it is disconnected.

Such being the construction of my improvement, the method of operatingitis as follows The flap being fastened down, as shown in the drawing, tounfasten it, draw the cord dthrough the eyeletf until the end ofthestrap I will pass through the eyelets c c c, and then pass the free endof the strap D through these rings. Next, pass this end ofthe strapthrough the ring c. Then pass the ring 0 through the eyeletfin the endof the strap, and press the latter down flat on the flap, and the bookis fastened.

The ends of the cords being connected together, a convenient handle isformed by them for carrying the pocket-book, satchel, hand-bag,

or whatever article the device may be applied to. If held in the hand itis, of course, next to impossible for the pocket-book to be picked. Ifattachedto a waist-belt it can be opened without detaching it.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to be new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

As an improvement in fasteners for pocketbooks, 850., the combination,with the flap B, provided with the eyelets 123,0f the rings 0 c c, strap'D, having eyelets ff, and cords d d, provided with the rings e e,substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described and setforth.

JOHN HERMAN JANTZEN.

Witnesses:

JOHN WILLIAM MOORE, WILTON O. DONN, ANDREW HUMBEBT.

